{"product_id":"the-grand-illusion-by-syd-moore-9780861541607","title":"The Grand Illusion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Boys from Brazil\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eCaptain America\u003c\/em\u003e, the Nazis' obsession with the supernatural and occult is legendary. The British response to it is, however, less known. Section W is a series inspired by some of the more obscure aspects of War Office activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJune 1940. As Hitler prepares to invade Britain, a secret office hidden away in Whitehall is catapulted into a frenzy of activity and expansion. Knowing Hitler’s commitment and belief in the occult, Section W is set up to exploit this ‘weakness’ in the enemy’s chain of command. New recruit Daphne Lawrence, an Essex-born, sparky twenty-two-year-old assistant to The Grand Mystique, aka Jonty Trevelyan, finds herself called upon to manipulate the Germans with magical trickery as she is propelled into a series of counter-espionage missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471782887660,"sku":"9780861541607","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780861541607-the-grand-illusion.jpg?v=1775254096","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-grand-illusion-by-syd-moore-9780861541607","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}